History

The land on which the Haitian Community Hospital is situated was donated to the Haitian Health and Education Foundation by the County of Pétion-Ville.  Based on recommendations from an American hospital planner and a Canadian hospital construction specialist, Haitian architects developed construction plans.  The plans were designed to be implemented in stages according to the availability of funds.

Thanks to the efforts of devoted volunteers, the foundation obtained the necessary funds to build the first phase of the project – a building measuring 5,233 square feet on a 5 hectare property located in Frères, three kilometers from the city of Pétion-Ville, and about five kilometers from the new American Embassy Compound in Port-au-Prince.

In June 1984, a general health care clinic was opened in part of the first wing, and  L’Hôpital de la Communauté Haïtienne (Haitian Community Hospital) was born.  At the same time, a community medical care program funded by USAID began, which reached a population of 10,000.

1991: 32 beds added for mother and child care with help from USAID

1995: Redistribution of space to reach 41 beds, plus 4 cribs for premature babies.

1999: Construction of 11 air conditioned rooms with 11 bathrooms.

2007: Construction on the first wing’s second floor began. At present, a portion of the second floor is complete, and it houses administrative offices and a teaching conference room.

2007-2008: Construction of a new emergency room and an ICU, financed by the Southern Command of the US Army, and equipped by the Haitian business community through the Pétion-Ville Rotary Club.  This added 13 beds to the 63 existing beds.

April 2009: Inauguration of the new ICU and emergency room area.   These sections were enormously important after the January, 12th 2010 earthquake.